Kathmandu: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has commuted the imprisonment of 834 prisoners. The imprisonment has been commuted on the occasion of Republic Day. According to the Office of the President, 271 people including Khadga Shreng Limbu, 547 people including Nara Bahadur Sawa and 16 people including Umakanta Parajuli have been pardoned since on the recommendation… Continue reading President Bhandari commutes imprisonment of 834 prisoners
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Balendra Sah elected new Mayor of KMC
Kathmandu: Balendra Sah has been elected as the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Independent candidate Sah has been elected as the mayor of Kathmandu metropolis with 61,767 votes. Sah’s nearest rival Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh got 38,341 votes. CPN-UML candidate Keshav Sthapit got 38,117 votes. Meanwhile, CPN-UML candidate Sunita Dangol has been elected as… Continue reading Balendra Sah elected new Mayor of KMC
Balendra and Sunita confirm to be new KMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor
Kathmandu: Independent candidate Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ has won the mayoral post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Sunita Dangol has won the post of deputy mayor. Their victory was assured even before the counting of votes is completed. Both Balen and Sunita had more votes to count than their closest rivals, so victory has been assured.
Parliamentary committee directs govt to deliver coursebooks on time
Kathmandu: The Parliamentary Committee has directed the government to complete the remaining printing of school level textbooks within a month and hand it over to the students. A meeting of the Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and Janak Shiksha Samagri Kendra… Continue reading Parliamentary committee directs govt to deliver coursebooks on time
Govt in plan of allowing Nepalis to cast vote from abroad
Kathmandu: The government has stated in its policy and program that Nepalis living abroad will be able to exercise their voting right. Mentioning that an integrated law related to the election will be enacted, the policy and program said, “Necessary arrangements will be made to involve the expatriate Nepalis in the election by using modern… Continue reading Govt in plan of allowing Nepalis to cast vote from abroad
Govt presents ‘Policy and Program’ for upcoming fiscal year
Kathmandu: Government policies and programs for the coming Fiscal Year 2022/23 have been presented in the Parliament. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari presented the policy and program in the joint sitting of the federal parliament. However, the policy and programme has failed to bring any new planning or any guarantee of implementation of such programmes. Moreover,… Continue reading Govt presents ‘Policy and Program’ for upcoming fiscal year
Nepali govt urges to remain alert with monkeypox infection
Kathmandu: The government has urged special precautions to be taken against the spread of the monkeypox infection. The government has urged the people to be alert and adopt health precautions citing that there is a potential danger in Nepal as the infection of monkey pox is spreading in the world now. Ministry of Health and… Continue reading Nepali govt urges to remain alert with monkeypox infection
Court allows to keep accused Manoj Pandey in custody for 5 days
Kathmandu: Manoj Pandey, who was arrested on the charge of raping a girl in the name of beauty pageant, has been remanded in custody for five days. The district court of Kathmandu has remanded him in custody and allowed him to be investigated for crimes against human trafficking and trafficking in children. Following the victim’s… Continue reading Court allows to keep accused Manoj Pandey in custody for 5 days
Women MPs demands to remove deadline in rape and sexual violence cases
Kathmandu: Women parliamentarians have demanded the government to remove the time limit in cases of heinous crimes including rape. Among the lawmakers in the House of Representatives are CPN-UML MP Binda Pandey, Nepali Congress MP Pushpa Bhusal and CPN (Maoist Center) MP Amrita Thapa Magar, who demanded removal of deadline rule on filing rape or… Continue reading Women MPs demands to remove deadline in rape and sexual violence cases
African swine fever detects first time in Nepal
Kathmandu: African swine fever has been reported in Nepal for the first time.Samples were collected in the last week of April after a high mortality rate was observed in pigs reared in Kageshwari Manohara area of Kathmandu. Preliminary results of African swine fever were obtained from tests performed by the Central Veterinary Disease Research Laboratory.… Continue reading African swine fever detects first time in Nepal